Pretty good look at the new Dodge crossover:

http://www.allpar.com/cars/dodge/caliber.html

 

It looks pretty good.

 

More competition for HHR............

 

I saw a couple of those doing hot weather testing in Death Valley a few months ago. I teased the engineer about not having a Camera with me, so he was safe from having a picture taken.

Looks kinda like a mini Durango, at least at the front end. Which is not a good thing IMO.

Engine choices look respectable though.

EDIT: I have no idea why I capitalized "Camera" above.

 

God, that's awful. Distinctive, but awful.

 

Looks more like an Aveo to me.

 

Looks like competition for the Vibe...
All interiors are starting to look the same to me.

 

Because you desperately wanted to type "Camaro".

 

Ditto

 

Dodge interiors are becoming indistinguishable. It looks like they decided the 2002+ Ram's interior looked so good that all automobiles should have something similar; including their cars. The 300c/magnum/charger especially.

 

Much better than a neon that's for damn sure.

 

Volkwagen diesel, is that a good thing? Diesel yes, but a Volkswagen diesel? After reading this http://www.thecarconnection.com/Enth...281.A9081.html I'm not sure that's a good thing. Specifically, read the section under "The Metal Clang". Admittedly they're talking about a gas engine (I think) but when Volkswagen scores 34th out of 37 in JD Powers 3 year reliability study, and Audi at 31st, I'm not so sure I'd want anyhting VW in my Chrysler/Dodge.

And my .02, it's fugly, like the Durango.

 

How did they turn a Neon into a direct Vibe/Matrix competitor?

I can't respect it simply because I know it's a replacement for the Neon.

 

Agreed. Is this the so-called replacement for the Neon? If so then thats a little weird.

 

The vibe is competition to the HHR as well..........

Gm just seems to be ignoring that overlap right now.........